Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mozambique
Mozambique: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.8% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mozambique peaked at 1.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 166th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mozambique?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mozambique was 1.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Mozambique ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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